ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,528,625, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to BASF SE (Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany).

"Safety closing device" was invented by Christian Krautkraemer (Eltville, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described herein is a closing device including a closing element, a sealing element and a closing cap. The closing element is connectable at least form-fitted or force-fitted with a neck of a container. The closing device can be brought in a closed state, in which the closing cap closes output opening, and can be brought in an opened state, in which the output opening is released."

The patent was filed on July 22, 2022, under Application No....